Theodoros Kasapis ( gr, Θεόδωρος Κασάπης, tr, Teodor Kasap) (1835–1897)İz, Fahīr
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and educator.

Biography

He was born on November 10, 1835, in

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, in central

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. He studied in Paris and worked for about seven years as a personal secretary to the French novelist

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

. He taught French in various schools in

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and then in the Imperial School of Artillery. He also worked as an editor of the French newspaper ''

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''. In February 1870, he issued in French, the weekly satirical newspaper '' Le Diogene'', then in Greek as Ο Διογένης (''

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'') and subsequently in Turkish as ''

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''. Another publication which Kasapis issued was the newspaper '' Çingirakli Tatar'' in Turkish and in Greek. Then he proceeded with the issuance of the ''Momos'' ("Blemish") and the Turkish ''Hayal'' ("Vision"). While ''Momos'' and ''Hayal'' faced repeated prohibitions, Kasapis proceeded to issue the Turkish daily newspaper ''İstikbal'' ("Future") in August 1875. Its purpose was to prepare the ground for the constitutional system in the

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. He was persecuted for this and had to fled to Europe in 1877. A few years later he was pardoned, and on his return was appointed as a librarian in the palace. He retained this position until his death on 5 June 1897 in Istanbul, although many sources give 1905 as his death year.E.g
Teodor Kasap
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